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This script is used to combine all objects that do not currently
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- reside in a "pack", into a pack.
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+ reside in a "pack", into a pack. It can also be used to re-organise
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+ existing packs into a single, more efficient pack.
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A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with
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delta compression applied, stored in a single file, with an
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-a::
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Instead of incrementally packing the unpacked objects,
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- pack everything available into a single pack.
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+ pack everything referenced into a single pack.
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Especially useful when packing a repository that is used
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for private development and there is no need to worry
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- about people fetching via dumb file transfer protocols
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- from it. Use with '-d'.
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+ about people fetching via dumb protocols from it. Use
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+ with '-d'. This will clean up the objects that `git prune`
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+ leaves behind, but `git fsck --full` shows as
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+ dangling.
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-d::
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After packing, if the newly created packs make some
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